VOA美语咖啡屋 Lesson 85:Draft Script Jen, Small Town to Big City Jen, Small Town to Big City J: Hello I'm Jody and welcome to American Cafe! Y: 我是杨晨。欢迎您到美语咖啡屋。 J: Hey Yang Chen, isn't your college reunion coming u

发表于:2018-11-30 / 阅读(87) / 评论(0) 分类 空中美语中级

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: It is the town where Mickey Mantle played his first season of professional baseball in 1949, the hometown of one of the first monkeys to be sent into space, Miss Able, 1959. It is Independence, Kan., a town with a rich past and a

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(82) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台1月

Ukrainian Town Cut Off by Fighting Struggles to Survive KRASNOHORIVKA, EASTERN UKRAINE In eastern Ukraine, villages cut off by military front lines are on the brink of a humanitarian crisis. Ukraine's Kyiv government can't seem to get supplies in sup

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2015年(四月)

DAVID GREENE, HOST: And we're going to go now to the Mississippi Delta to a town with a unique history and a storied past. It's Mound Bayou. It was founded in 1887 by former slaves - founded with a vision to be a self-reliant, autonomous all-black co

发表于:2018-12-18 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台3月

By Greg Flakus Houston, Texas 05 June 2007 The recent deadly tornadoes that struck rural Kansas brought back sad memories for the people of Jarrell, Texas, a community of about 1400 people less than an hour's drive north of the state capital, Austin.

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(93) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(六月)

此歌曲是2004年北美上映的圣诞电影《极地特快》(又名北极特快车)的插曲。歌曲旋律充满童真,给人以温馨感,美妙的爱尔兰天籁弦乐由美国的两名少年Matthew Hall 和 Meagan Moore倾情演唱,作

发表于:2019-01-10 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 英文特辑精选

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 26 October 2006 The Islamic Courts Union has taken control of another town in Somalia, raising fears that scheduled peace talks between it and the transitional Somali government may not take place. The town of Sakow, 170 ki

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(130) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(十月)

AS IT IS 2013-05-23 Pollution Forces Residents from California Town Hello. Im Jim Tedder in Washington. Welcome to a special edition of As It Is. Seventeen years ago, an American energy company paid hundreds of millions of dollars to settle legal cla

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(86) / 评论(0) 分类 2013年VOA慢速英语(六)月

By Julie Donnelly Blacksburg, Virginia 20 April 2007 As new details emerge about the gunman blamed for the killings at Virginia Tech University, and more is learned about his 32 victims, the small community of Blacksburg, Virginia struggles with the

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23 December 2006 Matthew McConaughey stars in an emotional film that dramatizes the true story of how a football team helped a West Virginia university town rise from tragedy three decades ago. Alan Silverman has a look at We Are Marshall. Matthew M

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Scholarship Helps Tiny US Town Fight for Survival The tiny timber town of Sparkman, Arkansas, has lost more than half its population since 1950. If the current trend continues, the 500-resident community might disappear altogether. Anxious to avoid t

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(九月)

Japan's prime minister has vowed to rebuild the nation from scratch as estimates of the cost of last week's earthquake and tsunami reach upward of $120 billion. The massive wave wiped out a whole swathe of coastline, taking with it factories, farms,

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(三月)

Little Big Town's trademark four-part harmony is the common thread through the latest album The Reason Why. The group four members share lead vocals on the album's 12 tracks. Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Phillip Sweet and Jimi Westbrook forme

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(十)月

Illegal Ivory Trade Found in Burma Town 缅甸小镇被发现象牙交易 An undercover team of conservationists has found thousands of pieces of pieces of ivory being sold openly in a town in Burma, also known as Myanmar. The town is on the border w

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(125) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2014年(一月)

Kenyan Coastal Town Struggles With Deadly June Attacks MPEKETONI, KENYA Relative calm has returned to the Kenyan coastal town of Mpeketoni, southwest of Lamu, after deadly attacks claimed by the militant group al-Shabab killed more than 100 people in

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2014年(九月)

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Ralph Towner made a name for himself nearly 50 years ago as a member of the Paul Winter Consort. Towner plays the guitar. He composed, perhaps, the Consort's best-known tune. (SOUNDBITE OF PAUL WINTER CONSORT SONG ICARUS) KEL

发表于:2019-01-17 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台4月

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: A U.S. soldier was killed Saturday morning in Kabul, Afghanistan, in what authorities are calling an insider attack. The soldier's name was Major Brent Taylor. He was a member of the Utah National Guard and the mayor of North Ogd

发表于:2019-01-17 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年NPR美国国家公共电台11月

Beginners. Life in a small town is very quiet, some would say boring. However, one good thing about living here is that there is not a lot of crime. It is something that you get used to. On a few occasions, I have left my handbag in the shopping cart

发表于:2019-01-28 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客 A cup of English

By Paula Wolfson White House 09 May 2007 President Bush offered comfort Wednesday to the victims of one of the worst tornados to hit the United States in years. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from the White House, Mr. Bush spent the day touring the smal

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(98) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(五月)

Lucy: Hey Jeff, have you met my friend? Jeff: No, I don't think I have. Lucy: Well, this is my oldest and best friend, Marlene. She's visiting from out of town. Jeff: Hi, I'm Jeff. Marlene: Hi, it's nice meeting you. Jeff: How long do you plan to be

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 地道美语播客